Avon Tyres Motorsport is the competition tyre department of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Limited based at its European headquarters in Melksham, UK. The company was the first tyre manufacturer in the world to gain both the British Standards BS5750 and the International ISO 9001 quality accreditations for products and working methods. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd a subsidiary of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company of Findlay, Ohio, USA, has more than a century’s experience at the leading edge of tyre technology.
Avon Tyres Motorsport supplies tyres to over 150 racing championships around the world. There’s no tougher arena for a tyre than motorsport and Avon Tyres has been at the front of the grid for more than 40 years. Avon Tyres is now the title sponsor and control tyre supplier of the prestigious British GT Championship. The series known as the Avon Tyres British GT Championship features marques such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lotus, Morgan, Mosler, Panoz and Porsche. The company can trace its sportscar roots back to the 1959 World Championship when Stirling Moss led the Aston Martin team to the title, including a dominant 1st & 2nd finish at the Le Mans 24hrs race. In recent years Avon Tyres have been used to secure many championship victories in World Sportscar C2, FIA SR2 and ALMS SR2.
Avon Tyres Motorsport has proudly been associated with the British Formula 3 Championship since 1982 and has supplied and supported the teams with their tyre requirements at over 400 races. It is widely accepted that British F3 International provides an excellent opportunity to progress towards Formula 1. Talented drivers who show their potential in this demanding F3 series could emulate Jenson Button, Takuma Sato, Mika Hakkinen and Ayrton Senna by moving straight into the highest echelon of motorsport.
Avon Tyres Motorsport supplies tyres to many other circuit racing series such as Caterham, Formula Ford, Formula Palmer Audi, FIA Historic Formula One and Supersports. Since 1982 short circuit oval racing series BriSCA F2 and more recently Pickup Trucks and SCSA have selected Avon control tyres. Avon Tyres are acknowledged as the preferred choice in many categories of motorsport including Hillclimb, Sprints, Historic, Rallycross and Historic Rally.
Avon Tyres Motorsport is delighted to have been awarded the contract to supply Cooper branded radial race tyres manufactured at Cooper Tire & Rubber European headquarters in Melksham, UK, to the unique A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport racing series. Cooper branded racing tyres have been used by Formula Ford 2000 in the USA since 2000 and from 2007 the highly acclaimed Champ Car Atlantic Series will also use Cooper branded racing tyres manufactured by Avon Tyres Motorsport, further enhancing the company’s global motorsport activities.
Avon Tyres Motorsport can trace its motorcycle competition roots back to 1957 with riders such as Geoff Duke, Mike Hailwood and John Surtees. Avon Tyres were used to win every Motorcycle Grand Prix solo class from 1958–63, in recent years Avon riders have amassed 13 Supersport and 4 UK Production Bike Championships, together with 12 Isle of Man TT and 5 North West 200 victories. Avon Tyres have also been used to secure several Classic Bike Championships including race successes for Giacomo Agostini, Phil Read and Barry Sheene.
Avon Tyres Motorsport has supplied tyres to numerous sidecar teams competing in Grand Prix, European and National Championships since 1983. The Rider/Passenger combinations of Steve Webster/Tony Hewitt, Alan Michel/Simon Burchell and Rolf Biland/Kurt Waltisberg have accumulated 6 World Sidecar Championships. Avon Tyres were also used on the sidecar outfits of Mick Boddice/Dave Wells, Geoff Bell/Keith Cornbill and Nick Crowe/Darren Hope to achieve 14 Isle of Man TT Sidecar victories.
Avon Tyres Motorsport manufactures an extensive range of motorsport tyres suitable for most Car, Road Legal, Motorcycle racing categories and is the UK distributor for Mickey Thompson Street & Strip Drag racing products. A key element in Avon’s continuing success is the commitment to research and development which maintains genuine competitive advantage.
Avon Tyres Motorsport is committed to providing the highest standard of quality products and customer service both at the trackside and from its manufacturing base in Melksham, UK, where experienced sales and technical teams are available to provide advice to Avon Tyres Motorsport customers. There are now forty nine Avon Tyres Motorsport distributors in twenty eight countries worldwide. Please check our web site for further details.
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